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ASUNCION: Economist Santiago Pena was sworn in on Tuesday as Paraguay's president, promising to "build alliances" and show "firm and ethical leadership" for the next five years after his April election victory. Pena took the presidential oath outside Asuncion's government palace in a solemn ceremony attended by South American leaders, the king of Spain and Taiwan's Vice President William Lai. Paraguay is one of the few remaining countries in the world that retains formal diplomatic ties with the self-governed island claimed by China. "We will build alliances and...